John P. Wheeler was found dead at a landfill in Deleware.AFP/Getty Images

A man who fought to get the Vietnam Veterans Memorial built and served in two Bush administrations was found dead in a Delaware landfill.

John P. Wheeler III’s death has been ruled a homicide by Newark, Del., police and they are asking the public for leads in the case.

Wheeler’s body was found in Wilmington on Friday after a disposal truck containing his body made pickups in Newark.

Wheeler lived in New Castle and he was chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund during the Ronald Reagan era. He also held many high-profile government positions after graduating from West Point in 1966.